St. Thomas to Trunk Bay?

[rok233]

Can someone please tell me how long it typically take to get from the cruise port in St. Thomas to Trunk Bay?

[H82seaUgo]

being it's usually two cab rides, and a ferry, it depends on timing. good timing, maybe 45 minutes.

[rok233]

Thanks

[PictureChris]

With bad timing it took us about 95 minutes. (pulled up to ferry just as it was pulling away, had to wait 55 minutes for next one). But totally worth it!

[Martini Mom]

Just a tip...do not take the last ferry back to St. Thomas. There were a ton of locals on it. It was super crowded and they were in no mood to be around tourists after a long day at work.

[Relayer]

It's been three years since we did this trip but it was loooooong and not cheap. Let's see.....cab to Red Hook Ferry.....wait for ferry....travel to St. John.......cab to Trunk Bay......then repeat. Our round trip took almost two hours each way and cost about $80 each for a total of 2 hours at Trunk Bay.

 

We enjoyed being there for the time we had and are glad we made the trip.....once.

[seannyice81]

I flew into the US Virgin Islands for a bachelor party in 2010 and stayed at St. John. It wasn't a cruise, we flew in.

 

When I went they had 2 ferries to Cruz Bay from St. Thomas and back. One was pretty much by the dock and touristy areas. The other was Red Hook Bay. I'm not sure if its still there but the one by the dock would be a lot more convenient than Red Hook Bay. That said, IF your taxi can get you to RHB fairly quickly the boat ride is a short one. Once at Cruz Bay, its about 10-20 mins to Trunk Bay depending on what kind of taxi driver you have.

 

Trunk Bay is absolutely gorgeous. If you go, you'll probably not have as much time as you'd like to stay. I'm sailing to St. Thomas next week and badly want to try and make it back to Trunk Bay. We'll see though I guess.

[monobrow1]

take a cab to Red Hook

 

Catch Fery there shorter ferry ride- can be rough taking ferrry from Charlotte Amie-center of town

 

Love HoneyMoon Beach St John secluded

[Riccur]

My husband and I did this at the end of January. I would plan on 2 hours but it certainly did not take that long. It is a bit expensive, however there are open air taxis that are around $2.00 each instead of the regular taxes. We caught one of these on our return trip from the Red hook Ferry. Not sure where you can pick them up from the ship docks, but I am sure someone could tell you. It certainly is worth asking, since it would save around $40.00. We left around 2 and arrived around 3:30 to the ship.

 

If you have anymore questions. I would be glad to help.

[tinlizzy]

If you walk left after exiting the shopping area and walk up to the Kmart - there is a bus stop on the right, right before the Kmart. Tell the driver to stop at Red Hook. Red Hook ferry schedule is posted online. We get drinks from Kmart then go to St. Johns.

 

Cost for all the transportation and park fees is only about $5 less than the ship's tour. The ship's tour gets to St. John's between 1 and 2pm and we use that as our cue to leave.

 

It's just a timing thing for me, not a cost issue. I'd rather go in the morning and spent 4 or 5 hrs there.

 

Last time we went snorkel rental required a cash deposit ($100 or more I think) so go prepared.

[Martini Mom]

This is the ferry from St. Thomas to St. John

 

 

This is the open air taxi (it was cheap).

 

[rabbit72]

I don't remember it taking very long going or coming. Its def worth the trip there though. Trunk Bay is absolutely gorgeous. We took the same taxi as the person who posted pics.

[kendon]

It's been three years since we did this trip but it was loooooong and not cheap. Let's see.....cab to Red Hook Ferry.....wait for ferry....travel to St. John.......cab to Trunk Bay......then repeat. Our round trip took almost two hours each way and cost about $80 each for a total of 2 hours at Trunk Bay.

 

We enjoyed being there for the time we had and are glad we made the trip.....once.

 

Totally agree!!! Good once, but not worth the time and money. St. Thomas has blue water, white sand, and good snorkeling too. The underwater snorkel trail at Trunk Bay is in bad shape.